Monday, August 26, 2013

vocabulary #2

accoutrements - accessory
Attending a sports game required spirited accoutrements, such as a jersey or hat.

apogee- climax
Best parts of stories seem to be the apogee.

apropos- straight to the point, concerning
An old Neighbor contacting me with an apropos of my old abandoned home

bicker- bad-temperature argument
As much as I hated bickering I had to make my point heard.

coalesce- together
When are car broke down we all coalesced to push the car down the street.

contretemps- unexpected occurrence
There was a contretemps when the driver ran a red light causing a collision.

convolution- coiled
The opinion of others convoluted the issue even more.

cull- pick out
I rather cull an affordable compact car, rather than a SUV.

disparate- different kind,type
Down the road a restaurant disparate than all the other restaurants due to it's pirate theme.

dogmatic- characteristics, disobey
The dogmatic child continued to do as it pleased.

licentious- lacking morals
The population of licentious citizens continues to grow.

mete- distribute
The library with mete books for all your new classes in the beginning of the year.

noxious- harmful
Overdosing is noxious for the human body.

polemic- controversial arguments, disagreements
Reality Television shows attract people because of their polemic lives.

populous- large population
Orcutt Burger has a populous cliental.

probity- moral principles
Those who enforce their probities have a more structured life.

repartee- witty reply
If woken up while sleeping a shoot back with a repartee comment.

supervene- unexpected
The teachers absence was supervene.

truncate- shorten
I was rushing causing me to truncate most sentences.

unimpeachable- unable to doubt
When a famous athlete has such a remarkable career it is impossible to unimpeach their abilities.

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